Essays about: "family farmer"

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  1. 16. Capital investments in the presence of tenancy relations : a case study on farmers that lease land from institutional landowners

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Erik Andersson; Eric Larsson; [2019]
    Keywords : tenancy; investments; farmers; farming through tenancy; investments in tenancy; principal-agent; decision-making; bounded rationality;

    Abstract : The agricultural sector is one of the most important industries in Sweden. About 40% of Sweden's agricultural land is leased out, which means that leased farming is a significant part of Swedish agriculture. Since Sweden joined the EU in 1995, the prices of leasing land have almost doubled. READ MORE

  3. 17. Factors influencing farmer’s  decision-making and resilience : The case of banana production in  Amubri, Costa Rica

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Lorenza von Ketteler; [2018]
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    Abstract : The need for further research into farmer’s resilience and an enhanced communication between multinational enterprises and farmers of developing countries, led to the investigation of decision-making factors, in the context of sustainable agricultural development. Cause for this need is the current global spread of Tropical Race 4 attacking the worldwide grown Cavendish banana and the global call for action in implementing new banana cultivars resistant to this disease. READ MORE

  4. 18. Generationsskifte utanför släkten

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Jesper Englund; Tobias Högborg; [2018]
    Keywords : generationsskifte; ägarskifte; övertag; alternativ; överlåta;

    Abstract : Lantbrukaren är idag en åldrande yrkeskategori där behovet av en efterträdare blir större. Lantbrukaren har två val: att sälja eller att genomföra ett ägarskifte. Traditionellt sker detta ägarskifte inom familjen. READ MORE

  5. 19. Foot and mouth disease in and near the Maasai Mara, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Amanda Karlsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Foot and mouth disease; FMD; FMDV; Kenya; Livestock; Prevalence; Cattle; Maasai Mara;

    Abstract : Livestock is very important to the sub-Saharan pastoralists, and the health and wellbeing of the cattle, which are a large portion of the livestock that the farmer keeps, can make or break a family’s livelihood. One important disease in cattle is foot and mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease affecting many species of both cloven–hoofed wildlife and livestock such as cattle. READ MORE

  6. 20. Design of an Off-grid PV System for Households in Perú and Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Emiliano Gabriel Lorenzo Guevara; [2017]
    Keywords : PV; photovoltaics; Peru; Sweden; off-grid; battery; pvsyst;

    Abstract : Because of global warming and the Paris agreement from 2015, countries need to switch their energy sources into clean sources. For some countries, like Perú, electricity produced from renewable energy sources is still a new technology. Its electricity demand depends entirely on traditional hydropower and thermal plants. READ MORE